by Juno Wells
“Kester, let me go. Kester...” Nadia’s voice was weak. The hit she had suffered had cracked her arm again. The invisible sling hadn’t been enough to keep it stable. The pain started to take her over again. “You’re not taking me there to make me your mate... are you?” Her voice was weak and frightened.
“No, Nadia,” Kester said, looking out toward Gemna. “As much as I might like that, this place isn’t safe for you. And I won’t subject you to a Nebulan attack again. The Nebulans are stupid and weak, but their numbers are vast. And some are far smarter than this imbecile. One of them would take you sooner or later, and I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.” Nadia sensed the emotion buried in his voice as her consciousness faded out again. The pain wouldn’t allow her to stay awake now. Kester’s words had soothed her, and for that she was grateful. The pain pulsed on, and she wondered at the strangeness of this new place. Maybe she’d died and gone off to heaven after all... or purgatory... or wherever agnostic astronauts go. As her eyes closed and darkness swept over her, a shade of disappointment crept into her thoughts. It was almost as if she wanted Kester to tell her she would be his mate, that she would be his forever. It was probably the pain that made her think such a thing.
After all, what human woman in her right mind would want to mate with an alien?
Kester
“Damned Nebulans,” Kester muttered, still reeling from facing one of his sworn enemies firsthand. Though he’d often heard of the Dark Nebulans and their hunger for domination, he’d never encountered one in the flesh. And this one was after Nadia. His woman.
It was clear now that she was his mate. Kester was sure that Nadia wouldn’t see things the same way. He’d get her to the first sick bay on Gemna and have her transported to a medical portal. Then he’d get some lackey of his father’s to transport her back to Earth. Or the blasted moon lab. Whatever that thing was. Kester growled and futzed with the controls on the dashboard. He knew he would arrive soon in the thriving town of Lemniat, and he’d spoken quickly with air command at the landing space. They knew he had a dead Nebulan on board and a harmed Terran woman. Medical transport would be expedient, and before Nadia woke, Kester could have his arms around her one last time.
There was no way he would take a woman against her will. The Nebulan had reinforced his belief. Only a brutal animal like that reptilian creature would take a pure, beautiful woman like Nadia and turn her to a slave. Kester wouldn’t do anything similar. He was the prince of Delma and the Lanids, and any mate of his would be willing. Even if she wasn’t as spunky or as smart... or as beautiful as the Terran woman he had found so close to death, floating in the blankness of space. With skin as pale as the moons of Gemna. He sighed and brought the ship down through Gemna’s heavy atmosphere. He navigated slowly, careful not to rock his precious passenger. The thought of hurting her again made him physically ill... and the threat that the Nebulans posed disturbed him deeply. If the Dark Nebulans were after Terran women to use as breeding stock, then no Terran bride would be safe in Astria.
If only there were a way. She’s so beautiful, so tiny. I could take her as my princess... make her into the goddess she was meant to be. But...
His thoughts trailed off, and he looked into the sleeping bay behind him. He wouldn’t take her as his. He couldn’t. Even though the mating urge was a once in a lifetime occurrence, he wouldn’t put Nadia’s life in danger like this. He couldn’t. She was too good, too pure. He could sense that beauty inside of her with each touch. It was like he had known her for years upon years, like he knew every thought she had before she had it. Kester knew that she would gladly take him, even if she wouldn’t consider a life in Astria. But that was lust. And he wouldn’t risk her life for the lust she held inside.
The landing field was in sight as he dropped through the atmosphere below. He sighed heavily, feeling like he had aged ten years since the flight took off from Delma. How could he have known that his father would be right? That he would find a mate in the strange way that he did? And that he would lose her before he could even have her?
He coasted down, landing on the soft pad below. The beauty of Gemna once again took his breath away. It was a land that was strange to him. It was the land of his people, but not where he had grown into a man. It was a land that had always seemed too beautiful for a shallow prince concerned only with entertainment. In his heart he knew it would be a good place for Nadia Rainer to heal. She deserved to wake up in a beautiful place among beautiful people before she journeyed back to her station in the skies above her home planet. He went to Nadia’s sleeping bay and pressed the button to release her, taking her gently into his arms and walking her out to the airfield. A medical transport ship greeted them and swept both Kester and Nadia away as the police came to dispose of the Nebulan corpse and the space pod that had accosted Kester’s ship. Kester held tight to Nadia as the ship flew them to the nearest medical building. He knew he would have to let her go as soon as they landed. But for now, he could relish the closeness of her body. Just before the ship touched down, Nadia’s beautiful eyes fluttered open. Immediately, Kester sensed her need for him, growing deep inside of her.
Put her down, Kester. Don’t make this any worse than it is.
“Kester,” she mumbled. “Where... where are we?”
“On Gemna. It is much like your Earth. I will take you to a healing station, and there you will be able to recover from your injuries. One of my cousins will take you back home once you have healed.”
“Don’t leave me.” She reached out for him with her good arm, drawing his face close to hers. Gently, she placed a kiss on his lips, sending a great wave of desire through him. His cock stiffened against her small, feverish body. He sighed heavily, letting his tongue slip against hers for just a moment.
“I must.”
“Just for a moment longer. Just until I heal.”
“Okay,” he sighed. “I will.” The ship’s captain looked at Kester, giving him a nod and staring at the Terran woman’s body with curiosity. Instinctively, Kester shielded Nadia from his view.
Mine, he thought. She is mine.
He disembarked from the ship, holding her childlike body close and walking through the doors of the medical station. Here, she would have her own private chamber to heal, and soon, she would be on her way back home.
CHAPTER FOUR
Nadia and Kester
Nadia woke to find that Kester was waiting beside her, asleep in a round, edgeless chair in the quiet room of the medical port. The room was small, white, and blank. A broad computer panel flashed on the wall, monitoring Nadia’s health stats remotely. There was no noise in the corridors beyond the closed room… either they were alone, or there were some silencing techniques at work. Tentatively, she moved her arm, flexing it forward an then pulling it in.
Miraculous, she thought. Not a touch more pain. It’s completely healed. She brought her hand to her injured side and found that the bruises had also healed. Gemnian medicine had healed her, just as Kester had promised.
“Kester,” she whispered, bringing her hand to his knee. A shock of warmth ran through her body. There was a perfect beauty to this man. She sighed… How could she properly tell him what she felt?
“Nadia,” he said, his eyes fluttering open. He brought his huge, broad hand to her back, pulling her forward. He rested the hand at the base of her neck, sending a pulsing heat through Nadia’s body. “You’re healed,” he said, relief in his voice. “My cousin can get you back home.” Kester immediately rose and started to walk from the room, turning his body away from Nadia.
“Kester! No. You never even explained why you came to Earth. I’ve been taken from my home to another galaxy. The least you can do is explain why.” He sighed, turning back to her and taking his place beside her again. She reached out and took his hand. He tried to push her aside, but she gripped tight.
“My father,” he said, looking down, “Sent me to your galaxy to find a mate. The only females in A549 who can m
ate with Astrians are from Earth. So I came to Earth. I never intended to take a woman, to abduct a female as some of the other Lords of Astria have done. But my ship disrupted your space station, and I knew you were all but dead. I had to save you. And once I saw you, I knew I had to bring you here to heal you.” Nadia drew her hand away from his.
“I was to be your mate,” she muttered. She turned the word over in her mind, gulping. Neanderthals came to mind… dragging women off to their caves. But Kester was beautiful and intelligent, and clearly, a mate meant something far more to him.
“No,” he said with force. “I am prince. I do not take women from their homes. I took you to save you, and I never should have brought you here. It’s more than any Terran should have to face.”
“So I can’t be your mate? I don’t understand.” She looked at him and placed her hand on his arm, feeling a vibrating warmth coming from his body. It was almost like she could read the depth of his desire for her.
“I would take you as my mate. You released the mating urge inside of me, and I’m afraid that my scent coerces you into desire.” She took a deep breath of him, her body relaxing as it had done on the ship. Her pussy started to pulse, growing immediately slick at the thought of the tall, muscular prince beside her. He was right. But he was wrong to tell her what she felt and did not feel.
“I want to mate with you. And it’s not just my body. I can feel it in some place deeper… in my soul.” She caught his eye, conveying her truth.
“I can’t take you from your home, Nadia. Not for my own pleasure.”
“It’s not my home, Kester. I have no family still living on Earth. And I don’t have connections. It’s like I’ve been waiting for you… for all of this… my whole life. You’re my destiny, Kester. And I’m yours.”
“No, Nadia. I won’t put you in danger again.” He cast her hand aside, even though his whole body strained toward her. His cock had already grown stiff, just looking at her in her thin shirt, her nipples stiff and enticing below the sheer fabric. He could smell that she was wet for him as well. And with his musk, she would grow even slicker. Entering her would be pure heaven, and filling her with his seed would be the ultimate release. More than that, taking her as his bride would be his completion… the fulfillment of a great need inside of him. He wanted her more than anything he’d ever wanted. His cock strained against the fabric, desperate for the small woman’s body. He nearly leapt from his chair, ready to mount her then and there.
“Don’t you want me, Kester?” She sat up and leaned toward him. Before, she had been able to read some of his thoughts when she touched his alien skin. When she put her hand on him this time, she felt his need vibrating through her. With his mind, he reached across the planes of her body, stimulating her nipples with otherworldly caresses, reaching lower and spreading her legs, opening her pussy.
“Fuck,” she moaned. “Holy hell, Kester, what are you doing?” A small grin appeared on his face. He watched as a deep pink flush rose on his beloved. There was no denying what he wanted… what he needed. But still, he needed to consider her truest desires. He would ask her again before taking her. But once he had entered her, she would be his. Forever.
“I wanted to possess you since the moment I first held you, from the moment I took you into my ship. But are you sure... is this what you really want, Nadia? Once we do this... We’ll be bonded for life. And I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to always protect you. Not like I did during the attack.” She took his face in her hands. His beard had filled in on the journey from Earth to Gemna. Even though he had slept much of the way there, lines of worry were etched on his face. As she touched him, she knew it was worry that had been focused on her... from the very beginning. She closed her eyes, this time tapping into his thoughts. He opened them to her, showing her a future where the two of them were together, fully mated, traveling together among the star systems of Astria. He communicated that there might be danger, for them and for their children. But that there would always be love. It’s what he had to offer.
“Then take me. This is what I want.” Kester paused for one moment, pushing a lock of Nadia’s hair to the side.
“There’s no going back after this,” he said. She nodded, fully understanding. Kester took Nadia into his arms, gentle with her petite frame. He drew her to standing and pressed her body into his, cupping her small, firm breasts. He pulled her thin white shirt off over her head, letting her breasts fall free. She gasped as the cool air hit her flesh, her nipples standing at attention. A jolt like lightning shot through her body and she groaned, pressing into Kester. She breathed deeply and took in his scent, relishing in the intoxicating notes of his musk. He tossed her top to the floor and pulled her into an embrace, crushing his lips to hers. That kiss was more than just a kiss... it was a communication of comfort, of safety, of protection that spanned galaxies. It was a promise of adventure and beauty. And more than that, it was Kester’s final step in becoming a true man. Nadia could see that as she closed her eyes. The gentle telepathic waves from Kester’s mind showed her that she was the one who would complete him... she was his resting place, his home.
He cupped her breasts roughly and pushed them together, lowering his mouth to her nipples, kissing one and then the other. Kester moved his tongue over Nadia like a man starved, sending an electric shock through her as he nipped at her sensitive flesh. Nadia grew wet at his touch, her sex growing even slicker at the thought of the huge alien man entering her and making her his mate. As she breathed in his mating musk, her entire body seemed to pulse, growing more open, more flexible... ready to be entered and fully taken. His touch slowed, and his body read hers, each movement of his fingertips prepping her for his body. Nadia watched as he extended the tip of his tongue to her nipple, his leonine eyes looking up to hers. He circled one nipple with his tongue, rolling the other in his fingers. Nadia threw her head back, letting the waves of sensation take her body over. Here, she would give herself to this prince. Here, her life would begin.
Roughly, Kester pushed Nadia back onto the bed. He knelt before her and tugged at the pants she’d received when she’d come to the medical ward, pulling them down and tossing them aside. Growling, he brought her forward, pressing her legs apart and kissing along one thigh before moving to the other. Kester’s tongue darted out, as if tasting Nadia’s skin. He groaned and breathed deeply, memorizing her scent. He pulled her lacy panties aside, his strong fingers ripping the fabric like it was wet paper. She cried out, her body singing with anticipation. This is indeed what she had wanted when she’d first laid eyes on him. It was what her whole body had cried out for.
“You smell so sweet,” Kester whispered, his breath hot against Nadia’s pussy. She thrust her hips forward, her response primal and needy. “And you’ll taste even sweeter.”
“Kester,” she whispered, her mouth unable to form any coherent thought. But he could read what she had in her mind. The connection between them was deep and unwavering. And it was very clear what she wanted. He could sense the ripples of desire expanding through every cell in her body. As he looked up at her strange blue-green eyes, he could feel the aching need building in her. Keeping eye contact, he brought his hands to her hips, extending his long tongue and slowly moving toward her throbbing pussy. She nearly jumped from the bed when his tongue finally touched her. It was as if a fire had been lit inside of her, the sparks leaping into flame in one instant. He closed his eyes, beginning to move his tongue in circles over her clit, sucking on it with aching, gentle slowness. Kester moved in closer, flicking his tongue over Nadia’s clit with increasing speed. He pushed her firm bottom against the bed and licked over her aching wet slit, taking in the taste of her and making it his own. Nadia cried out. His tongue was searing hot against her skin, hotter than any man’s had been. His blood ran several degrees warmer than a human’s, and his tongue felt like a beautiful, burning fire. Reading her thoughts, he spread her pussy wide and thrust his tongue inside of her, using the strong muscl
e to fuck her supple, tender sex. Nadia started to shake, waves of pleasure starting in her legs and cresting through her body. Sensing her need for release, Kester moved his mouth to her clit again and pulled it between his lips, biting down gently. Nadia moaned, wrapping her legs around his neck and bucking against his face. Her body released into a desperate climax, her legs trembling and toes clenching against the air. At the last moment, he thrust his tongue inside of her, making her come again... but this time slower and softer. He pulled away, chuckling. He was glad he could show this Terran woman what his body was made for... and he would show her exactly how to use hers. A Terran man would surely never know what to do with such a delicious prize. Nadia breathed heavily, recovering from her orgasm.
